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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-facebook-state-owned-social-media-bbc-iplayer-privacy-labour-public-ownership-a8504151.html What world does he live in? Not everything can be solved by the State!

Well after yesterday, I can't decide if it will be paying off a porn star and Playboy model and breaking campaign finance law or Collusion with a foreign power (Russia) to alter the democratic process of the election or obstruction of justice that will bring an end to Trump's presidency. My guess at the moment will be the obstruction of justice, caused by the campaign finance violation. Everyone else will go down for Russia.

The crucial bit is Politician. Politics is the game of power. He currently doesn’t have it. If he added his weight behind a second referendum he would pick up enough votes to comfortably win the next election. I agree the cultish element are very naive to think that he is anything other than anti-EU (like the good socialist he is). I am fully aware of his past views and beliefs, but currently the only way that he can realistically win the next election is by supporting a second referendum. He wouldn’t even need to campaign for it - it literally is as simple as pushing the Government into a position where they have to go back to the people. It so blindingly obvious, but he is incompetent as a Politician.

The Morning Star (that bastion of the Mainstream media...oh wait) has listed all the events and trips that Jezza 'forgot' to declare. Of course all of these could have been paid by himself, but trips to Mexico don't come cheap! Without wanting to cross over to the Brexit thread, I heard Barry Gardner - another dreadfully weak shadow minister - get himself into knots about Labour's position on Brexit. He was a vocal remainer and has repeatedly stated that the short to medium term economic outlook is bleak outside of the EU, even more so with no deal. But he is stuck following the apathy and indifference of Corbyn. I must have missed the moment that democracy is all about one vote and the people aren't allowed to change their f*cking minds!!! If Jezza actually was a competent politician, he would have identified the opportunity to get behind a 'People's vote' and screw the Government. But he isn't and he hasn't. In the end, Brexit will finish him off. The younger voters who flocked to him with his 'Everything will be free' nonsense will become disenchanted and remember his inaction. The Tories won't benefit directly, because they simply won't vote- but they will get back in because of the core support who do.

I don't care who starts it, but I am going to be thoroughly disappointed if we don't hear the following chant at the next home game aimed at Sammy Saint "He's coming for you, he's coming for yooooouuu, Bobby Madely, he's coming for you!" Twitter is wonderful at times.

To be fair when you consider the company he keeps, that probably could be arranged.

Obviously this is awful and horrific, but when ever I see the Popular Front I always think of Monty Python... "People's Front of Judea, Splitters...and the Popular People's Front..." "Who are they?" "He's over there!....Splitters!"

On the basis that you can get live streams of the work being carried out both inside and outside of the stadium, I think he is safe to stick a few pics on social media! Months away from being completed; the City game now clashes with the NFL and they might have to play at Twickenham. Utter joke.

This may end up being the bigger problem for him. Lord Sheikh (he who wants Boris reprimanded for his comments about the Burkha) declared his visit to the same event on the register of interests, stating it was paid for by Tunisian government. The threshold for reporting is £300. The only way around it is if you paid for the trip yourself, or if it was paid by UK funds. Labour have stated that the event was paid for by the event and conference organisers. The best I can come up with in terms of possible organisers is: https://www.csis.org/regions/middle-east/africa/north-africa (courtesy of Jezza's own piece in The Morning Star). Well CSIS are based in Washington DC, so would still need to be declared under members interests. Is it likely that the trip cost less than £300? Is it likely that Jezza paid for all or part of the costs himself - if so, why don't Labour confirm this? Even if the costs were met by CSIS - they still would need to be declared as they are based in the US. If CSIS didn't fund it, who the hell did? Why would the Tunisian gov. offr to pay for Lord Sheikh but not Jezza who is far more supportive of the PLO and Palestine, and couldn't care less if he is pictured with Hamas (he has called them 'Friends' previously). Ian Paisley Jnr has recently been suspended for 30 days for breaching the rule on paid advocacy - ie) lobbying for Sri Lanka after getting loads of free luxury holidays. You could easily argue that if Jezza is advocating Palestinian rights (however justified) on the back of receiving a free holiday to Tunisia, is he not breaking the same rule. I admit it is a stretch, but it doesn't look good nonetheless.

Amazed it has taken this long for someone to post about this mornings incident. All very odd. Thankfully it seems no one seriously injured.

For those who are going, I am driving up independently from Gloucester and looking to have a pint or two in the Brewdog bar (Manolis Yard, 8 Colquitt St, Liverpool L1 4DE) before heading up to Kirkdale on the MerseyRail. (Staying with family in Wallasey, so should be an interesting evening, especially if we win!). Looking to be in the pub for 11.30 - midday. Personally think we have to start with four or five in midfield and keep two upfront. If we invite pressure, we will get stuffed. Need to take the game to them.

A two state solution is the only way to end the ongoing conflict - however it is dependent on a number of very unlikely factors. Firstly, the Palestinian Authority have to clamp down and stop rocket attacks. (I don't necessarily agree that it should be the Palestinians who act first, but realistically that is the only way it is going to work). If they can achieve some sort of extended ceasefire, it will increase the pressure on Israel to finally do something about illegal settlers - the State won't do anything if they feel that they are being pressured by Palestinian violence. If Israel doesn't tackle illegal settlers, it would need the international community led by the USA to impose sanctions etc to make it a moral issue - the key will be restraining the Arab world from inflammatory rhetoric; almost abstaining from the debate. Finally, there would need to be a change in public opinion in Israel. Currently not enough people are willing to give up land or compromise and there is always the spectre of the assassination of Yitsak Rabin. Basically a hell of a lot of things would have to fall into place and most of them are currently unthinkable. I don't know enough about the next generation of Israeli leaders and politicians; whether they are more liberal or more hawkish than their current counterparts. Regarding Corbyn and the Tunisian wreath placing ceremony - even if you take his denials at face value; isn't just another example of his poor judgement - the reason for the Israeli attack on the PLO compound can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wooden_Leg. I am perfectly prepared to debate the rights/wrongs and proportionality of the Israeli response but it needs to be seen in the context of the time. The whole thing is a giant mess and on the weekend that polls suggest that support for Remain is now ahead of Leave (especially in Labour supporting heartlands in the North) and a potential easy political win is available - Corbyn, Momentum and his cabal are paralysed by accusations of anti-semitism.

When he scores, The Itchen sings Danny, Danny Ings When he scores, The Chapel....shhhhhhhhh

Wait until March and see where they are. Notoriously his teams often blow up due to the demands he places on them.

Can’t take any credit for this. Courtesy of twitter Danny Ings He's come home to the place he belongs scoring goals for Southampton Danny Ings He's come home! To the tune of country roads

The 'Ings can only get better' song is my fave so far. But I would change the final line to..."Now he's come home" or "Now Danny's home" - just scans better

No doubt it will end up being 'He's one of our own etc', but normally the best chance of a decent chant emerging is at an away game. Hopefully we can come up with something at Goodison. (If only because I am going!).

To be fair he would have had to be going some to displace Salah, Mane and Firmino. Speaking to my Liverpool supporting mates they all rate him. Very unlucky with injuries but has been fit for a good few months. Good lad to have in the changing Room and as a local boy (and apparently a Saints fan) you would hope that he is going to give that little bit extra. Early suggestion for song for him: If you wanna come back, it’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright if you wanna come back Danny; Ings wants to come back, it’s alright, it’s alright It’s alright if you wanna come back Danny!

I would argue that the Crusades were pretty 'Islamophobic' as was the Spanish Inquisition (as well as being obviously Anti-semitic too) and the Reconquista. Again I am not defending Corbyn or Labour here, but to suggest that Islamophobia is a modern invention is not correct. I will admit that in the UK it has been a fairly recent phenomenon, mainly because the antipathy against people who were Muslim was mainly centered around them not being white - rather than their specific religion. (see the reaction to immigration in the 1960's/70's) Boris also didn't simply mention in passing either - this was written down as part of his Telegraph column. Plenty of people on my social media channels (Facebook, Twitter) agree with him though, highlighting the bind Corbyn is in. This will undoubtedly play for a bit in the media - but the Corbynista's won't be able to help themselves/the likes of Guido and the Conservative friendly press will make sure they find some more anti-semitic stuff.

Regarding the 'Whataboutism' that is often used by Corbyn supporters - especially about the Conservative party and Islamophobia, unfortunately, this is not seen as an equivalent problem at the moment. Certainly a decent proportion of the electorate, either openly (in the case of 'Tommy Robinson' supporters) or in private (like members of my own family; friends and colleagues) are hostile to Muslims and Islam in general. This crosses over Party political lines although I believe the Conservative party and UKIP have the most members who would espouse these beliefs and thoughts. However if you look at traditional working class areas of Northern England, where people have voted for Labour consistently - it wouldn't be hard to see these sentiments echoed. Personally I am disgusted at the levels of Islamophobia that I see, read and hear every day. I try to challenge it, particularly on Social media where it is virulent. Even on Saintsweb there are plenty of posters who are either racist or just too thick to know the difference. The difference with antisemitism is that, due to the obvious historical context - it isn't something that is currently widely shared among the general public. Rather concentrated in ultra left-wing groups, Muslim communities and in the traditional far-right organisations. All on the fringes of the political and social world. This means that Labour and Jeremy Corbyn are, due to the reluctance or unwillingness to address the issue - being dragged to the edge of political discourse and now seemingly unable to work their way back. Even if Corbyn accepted the traditional definition of antisemitism tomorrow with no caveats or considerations, he would probably be seen as paying 'lip service'. He has got himself so entangled with the loonies on this one, the only way out is to accept the mistakes, apologise, ride the storm and wait for the Government to f*ck up Brexit. (Likely only to find himself being criticised for not doing enough (anything) to try and help the situation. Fundamentally, what ever he does - currently he is unelectable as leader. Despite the dreadful job the PM is doing (and I say that as a Conservative party member), he has not once in 2018 polled above Theresa May in respect of: Who would be the better PM? In fact over the last two years, he has only polled above May on four occasions. Even adjusting for unfavorable media coverage (which Corbyn has certainly got) that is pretty dreadful! Even the most dogmatic of Corbyn supporters have to start to ask 'Maybe its him?'. Our democracy and our Government need a strong opposition - we don't have that and the worry is what fills the void.

https://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/southampton/southampton-must-try-and-sign-lucas-moura-if-tottenham-buy-wilfried-zaha More of an opinion piece, but interesting nonetheless.

I am surprised that people find this 'surprising'. All of his political career has been on the fringes of the political debate. If sharing a platform with a Holocaust survivor who has some strong (and wrong, in my view) opinions of Israel is bad - take a look at who he met with in the 1980's. 3 weeks after IRA tried to blow up the Government in Brighton, he met with Jerry Adams, two convicted IRA volunteers and other members of Sinn Fein AT WESTMINSTER!

Reading the judgement and looking over the original court decision to imprison him, I get the feeling that it was the fact that he was live-streaming via Social media that was the problem, not necessarily who he was. The fact that he had already got a Contempt of Court conviction in place didn't help either. I agree he is in contempt of court and will probably go back to jail (if only for a few weeks). The bigger problem is that his release won't be seen by his supporters for what it is - allowing someone to get a fair trial, despite his d*ckish actions and general tw*tishness; rather as proof he was right in what he was doing.

I agree the Government, whether it was Cameron or May have tended to suggest slightly more realism that the likes of Rees-Mogg, Boris and Farage. In fact I am yet to see any suggestions or solutions from any of the leading Leave campaigners - rather they simply say "no, that isn't what the people voted for!". However let's be honest here, the whole situation is becoming more and more of a farce each day. Wait for the announcements regarding fuel stockpiles next.

I don't know about all of you but I am feeling very reassured that the Government are busy stockpiling food, medicine etc if we leave with no deal. In the space of two years we have gone from "£350million extra for the NHS" to "Don't worry we won't let you starve!". I look forward to the Ministry of Food pamphlets on the best Spam recipes.